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This hardcover runs approximately 301 pages, including a preface, illustrations, bibliography, and index. Swann presents a richly detailed account of John Roachthe Irish immigrant-turned-industrial magnate who rose to become America's foremost builder of marine engines and iron ships in the late 19th century. Focusing on his naval contracts, the book traces Roach's ascent from owning a small ironworks to establishing a vertically integrated shipbuilding empire, including Etna Iron Works, Morgan Iron Works, and the massive Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works. Drawing on archival materials and economic history, Swann's study illuminates Roach's innovations, political entanglements, and the dramatic collapse of his empire following the repudiation of U.S. Navy contracts after 1885
